Lavatory-fixture.



E. G. WATROUS.

LAVATORY FIXTURE.

' APPLIOATZEON FILED A G. 22, 1906.

1,006,610, 7 Patented 001. 24, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARL G. WATROUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LAVATORY-FIXTURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL Gr. VVATRoUs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatory-Fixtures, ofwhich. the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lavatory fixtures and the object thereof is toprovide an efficient and improved construction of mechanism foroperating or controlling the waste plug of wash basins and the like.

The various features of advantage and utility of my construction will beapparent from the description hereinafter given.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a wash basin towhich my improved lavatory fixture is shown applied; Fig. 2 a section onthe line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a sectional plan on the irregular line 3-3of Fig. 1, but on a somewhat larger scale; and Fig. 41 a detail of theoperating knob- Referring to the present embodiment of my invention, thebowl or basin 1 may be of any suitable construction and pr0p0rtions butthe same is of that class or character which is provided on its rearside with a vertical passage 2 for the purpose of accommodating theoperating rod which is connected with the waste plug as hereinafterdescribed. As shown, this bowl is provided with an outlet 3 governed byan ordinary waste plug 4 arranged to seat upon the outlet 3 and to beprojected into the bowl and thereby lifted from the outlet 3 when it isdesired to drain such bowl. The stem of this waste plug extendsdownwardly and has its bearing in a lug 5 formed interiorly of the shell6 which forms the valve seat and aslo the casing for such plug or valve.To prevent the entire removal or displacement of the waste plug orvalve, I pass a pin 7 therethrough near the lower end after such plughas been assembled in position. For the purpose of operating this valveor waste plug I provide a curved or bent operating rod or arm 8 providedat its lower end with an eye through which the lower and more reducedportion of the valve stem passes, such eye being adapted to contactagainst the larger portion 4 of the valve stem, with. the result thatwhen the rod 8 is elevated in the manner hereinafter described the wasteplug or valve 4 will be correspondingly elevated or raised from itsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 22, 1906.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

Serial No. 331,633.

seat by reason of the contact of the lower end of the operating rodagainst the larger portion. 4 of the valve stem. The upper end of thisrod is connected with an operating knob or finger piece 9 whose bodyportion is tubular and which is provided in an internal boreintermediate its length with screw threads, in order to engage thecorresponding screw threads at the upper end of the operating rod 8. Byreason of this screw-threaded connection the operating rod and its knobmay be adjusted relatively in a manner and for reasons hereinafter madeapparent. The operating knob has its bearing within anut 10 which isscrew-threaded at its lower end and adapted to engage a sleeve 11screw-threaded at its upper end and depending into an opening 1 in theledge or flange 1 at the upper edge of the bowl proper. For the purposeof securing said sleeve 11 in place I pass transversely therethrough apin 12 which, in practice, is inserted through an opening 13 in the rearwall of the bowl and bears against the underside of the flange 1 of thebowl. It will be understood that the sleeve 11 and the pin, afterinsertion, are securely clamped in place by screwing up the nut 10,whose flanged lower end bears against the upper side of the flange 1 ofthe bowl. This pin 12 performs a. second function, inasniuch as it isarranged to cooperate with the tubular portion of the operating knob 9for the purpose of acting as a stop to hold such knob in elevatedposition and also as a stop to limit the degree of rotation of such knoband thereby prevent the unscrewing thereof from the operating rod. Tothis end, the tubular portion of such knob is longitudinally slotted onits opposite sides, each slot comprising a. widened portion 9 at itslower end and and a narrower portion 9 the latter of which is of a widthsubstantially corresponding to the diameter of the pin 12. The junctionbetween the wide and the narrow portions of each slot forms a shoulder9, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, which shoulder is arrangedto rest upon the pin 12 when the knob 9 and its tubular portion areelevated'and partially rotated, the diagonally positioned shouldersbeing arranged to rest upon said pin, accordingly as the knob is turnedin one direction or the other. When the knob is raised so as to bringthe wider portion of the slots in register with the pin, the rotation ofsuch ing rod. In this connection, it will be un- I derstood that the pin12 not only passes through the sleeve 11 and the tubular portion of theoperating rod, but also through a longitudinal slot 8 intermediate thelength of such rod and toward its upper end. This slot 8 serves to limitthe upward movement of the knob and the lower end of such slot has sucha relation with the lower end of the tubular portion of the operatingrod that such knob cannot be raised high enough to cause its lower endto clear the pin 12, and consequently such pin always acts as a stop tolimit the degree of angular movement of the knob.

In practice, the partsare assembled by first inserting the operating rod8 in place, slipping the stem of the waste plug or valve 4 through itseye, and putting the pin 7 in place, after which the sleeve 11 isinserted in the opening 1 of the bowl, the nut 10 loosely screwedthereto, whereupon the knob 9 is screwed upon the upper end of theoperating rod 8 to the proper degree. The pin 12 is now inserted inplace by passing the same through the sleeve 11, tubular exten sion ofthe knob 9 and through the slot in the operating rod 8, after which thenut 10 is screwed up tight. The described arrangement and constructionprovides a simple and efficient operating mechanism and one which ismoreover easily assembled and taken apart by those who are acquaintedwith its construction, particularly the presence of the pin 12.Moreover, the construction is such that the mechanism cannot be tamperedwith or removed by any unauthorized party.

Itwill be understood that the operating knob may be adjusted relativelyto its rod 8 by simply loosening the nut 10, removing the pin 12 andthen screwing such knob up or down as may berequired, after which thepin is replaced and the nut 10 screwed up tight again. It will also beunderstood that while it may be possible to loosen this nut it long asthe pin 12 is in place, inasmuch as the size of the knob 9 limits upwardmovement of the nut.

I claim:

1. In ala'vatory fixture, the combination with a wash basin or the likehaving an overflow passage and with the waste plug governing the outlettherefrom, of operating mechanisnr for said plug comprising an operatingrod located in said passage and connected with the plug, an operatingpiece connected with the rod and adjustable longitudinally with respectthereto said operating piece being partially rotatable with respect toits rod, and a stop with which the operating piece is adapted to engagewhen rotated to a suitable extent, to hold the rod in its upperposition.

2. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of mechanism forpositively operating said plug in opposite directions comprising anoperating rod extraneous of the basin proper and connected with theplug, a partially rotatable and longitudinally movable operating knobconnected with said rod, and a single means for both securing said partsin place and limiting the movements of said knob.

8. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash-basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of operatingmechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod connected with theplug, an operating knob connected with said rod, and combined means forsecuring said parts in place and for limiting the movements of the knobconsisting of a pin 12.

4. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash-basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of operatingmechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod connected with theplug, an operating knob connected with said rod, said knob having adepending shell portion provided with opposite slots and said rod beingprovided with a corresponding slot, and a pin 12 cooperating with saidslots in the knob and rod for securing said parts in place and forlimiting the movements of the knob.

5. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash-basin having atop flange and with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, ofoperating mechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod connectedwith the plug, an operating knob connected with the rod, and a pin 12located underneath said top flange and cooperating with said knob androd to secure them in place and to limit the movements of the knob.

' 6. In a lavatory fixture, the combination,

w I I with a wash basin or the like and with the is impossible toentirely remove the same so waste plug governing the outlettherefrom, ofoperatlng mechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneousof the basin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knobscrewing upon the upper end of the said rod, a sleeve secured to thebasin and surrounding the knob and rod, a nut on one end thereof to forma bearing for such knob, and a pin engaging the other end of the sleeveand cooperating with the knob to limit its rotary movement.

7 In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of operatingmechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneous of thebasin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knob screwingupon the upper end of the said rod, a sleeve secured to the basin andsurrounding the knob and rod, a nut on one end thereof to form a bearingfor such knob, and a pin engaging the other end of the sleeve andcooperating with the rod to limit the longitudinal movement thereof.

8. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of operatingmechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneous of thebasin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knob screwingupon the upper end of the said rod, a sleeve secured to the basin andsurrounding the knob and rod, a nut on one end thereof to form a bearingfor such knob, and a pin engaging the other end of the sleeve andcooperating with both the rod and the knob, to limit the rotary movementof the latter and the longitudinal movement of the latter.

9. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or the likeand with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, of operatingmechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneous of thebasin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knob connectedwith said rod, a sleeve extending through an opening in a flange of thebowl and surrounding said knob and rod, a nut screwing onto the sleeveand against one side of the flange, and a pin passing through saidsleeve, knob and rod to secure said parts in position.

10. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or thelike and with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, ofoperating mechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneousof the basin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knobsecured to the upper end of the rod and having a tubular extensionhaving opposite slots, a sleeve passing through an opening in the basin,a nut to engage the same on one side of the opening, and a pin passingthrough the sleeve on the other side of such opening and also passingthrough said slots.

11. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or thelike and with the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, ofoperating mechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneousof the basin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knobsecured to the upper end of the rod and having a tubular extensionhaving opposite slots, a sleeve passing through an opening in the basin,a nut to engage the same on one side of the open ing, said rod beingslotted adjacent the slots of said tubular portion of the knob, and apin passing through the sleeve on the other side of such opening andalso passing through the slots of the knob and of the rod.

12. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or thelike and wit-h the waste plug governing the outlet therefrom, ofoperating mechanism for said plug comprising an operating rod extraneousof the basin proper and connected with the plug, an operating knobsecured to the upper end of the rod having a tubular extension withopposite slots with portions of different widths to form shoulders 9, asleeve passing through an opening in the basin, and a pin engaging saidsleeve and extending through said slots and shoulders being arranged tocooperate with the pin to support the knob and rod in elevated position.

13. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or thelike having a waste opening governed by a valve or plug and also havingan overflow passage communicating with the drain below said wasteopening, of mechanism for operating the waste plug comprising anoperatingrod arranged in said overflow passage and connected at itslower end with the plug, an operating knob connected to the upper end ofthe rod and having a tubular portion extending through an opening in theusual marginal flange of the basin and having opposite slots at itslower end, a screwthreaded sleeve also extending in said opening, aclamping nut engaging the sleeve and arranged to bear against the top ofsaid flange, and a pin arranged to pass through the sleeve, tubularportion of the knob and the operating rod and to bear against the bottomof said flange when the clamping nut is tightened.

14:. In a lavatory fixture, the combination, with a wash basin or thelike having a waste opening governed by a valve plug and also having anoverflow passage communicating with the drain below said waste opening,of mechanism for operating the waste plug comprising an operating rodarranged in said overflow passage and connected at its lower end withthe plug, an operating knob connected to the upper end of the rod andhaving a tubular portion extending through an opening in the usualmarginal flange of the basin and having opposite slots at its lower end,a screwthreaded sleeve also extending in said opening, a clamping nutengaging the sleeve and arranged to bear against the top of said flange,said basin having an opening into the overflow passage at the undersideof the flange, and a pin insertible through said opening and throughsaid sleeve and tubular portion of the operating knob.

15. In a lavatory fixture, the combination with a basin having drain andoverflow tending through the overflow passage to a pin extending througha slot in the operate openings, an overflow passage communicat--connected to the rod and provided with a ing With the drain and overflowopenings, depending flange adapted to engage the 10 a vertically movableplug in the drain opencross pin to hold the parts in elevated posiing, arod connected With the plug and eX- tion.

EARL G. WATROUS.

Witnesses:

LOUIS 'B. ERWIN, ROBERT DOBBERMAN.

point adjacent the rim of the basin, a cross ing rod, and an operatingknob rotatably Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

